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Quality of life of patients with rectal cancer after surgical treatment
Medvednikov A.A., Shelekhov A.V., Dvornichenko V.V., Plenkin S.M., Radostev S.I.
Risk factors for colorectal anastomotic leakage and preventive measures: a retrospective cohort study
Lebedko M.S., Gordeev S.S., Alieva E.V., Sivolob M.D., Mamedli Z.Z., Gaydarov S.G., Kosyrev V.Y.
Immediate results of rectal resections for cancer in depending on the restoration of the integrity of the pelvic peritoneal floor: retrospective study
Lebedko M.S., Gordeev S.S., Gaydarov S.G., Mamedli Z.Z., Kosyrev V.Y., Aniskin A.A., Kochkina S.O.
Intensification of neoadjuvant therapy in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer
Mamedli Z.Z., Polynovskiy A.V., Kuzmichev D.V., Tkachev S.I., Aniskin A.A.
Resolution of the round table “Possibilities for modification of colorectal cancer progression risk factors in guidelines of the professional associations”
Gordeev S.S., Tryakin А.А., Chernykh М.V., Mamedli Z.Z.
Metastatic colon cancer: clinical practice guideline update in 2024
Fedyanin M.Y., Gladkov O.A., Gordeev S.S., Karachun A.M., Kozlov N.A., Mamedli Z.Z., Rykov I.V., Tryakin A.A., Tsukanov A.S., Chernykh M.V.
Changes in clinical guidelines for the treatment of colorectal cancer in 2024
Gordeev S.S., Fedyanin M.Y., Chernykh M.V., Rubakov Y.G., Karachun A.M., Nevolskikh A.A., Tryakin A.A., Mamedli Z.Z.
Metastatic colorectal cancer. Evolution of treatment strategies: surgeons’ point of view
 Aliev V.A., Mamedli Z.Z., Barsukov Y. ., Dudaev Z.A., Tikhonov P.A., Podluzhnyy D.V., Gaydarov S.G.
Surgical tactics in the treatment of patients with recurrent tumors of the pelvic organs
Grebenkov V.G., Solov’ev I.A., Kostyuk I.P., Surov D.A., Korzhuk M.S., Eselevich R.V., Balura O.V., Rumyantsev V.N., Krestyaninov S.S.
Primary pelvic floor reconstruction after pelvic evisceration with “Collost” membranes
Mamedli Z.Z., Dmumabaev H.E., Hudoerov D.H., Suraeva Y.E., Nalbandyan A.V.
Colorectal anastomosis in rectal cancer surgery: methods of anastomotic leakage prevention
Gaydarov S.G., Mamedli Z.Z., Lebedko M.S., Selchuk V.Y., Tataev I.S.
Laparoscopic extralevator abdominoperineal extirpation of the rectum: long-term results
Danilov M.A., Leontyev A.V., Baychorov A.B., Abdulatipova Z.M., Saakyan G.G.
Does asymptomatic primary tumor need to be removed in unresectable metastatic colon cancer?
Fedyanin M.Y., Tryakin A.A., Tyulyandin S.A.
POSSIBILITIES OF SURGICAL TREATMENT IN PATIENTS WITH LOCALLY ADVANCED RECTAL CANCER WITH INVOLVEMENT OF THE POSTERIOR URINARY BLADDER WALL
Kalinin E.V., Antipova S.V., Kalinin A.E.
History of laparoscopic surgery
Chatkov I.E., Barsukov Y.A., Atroshchenko A.O., Aliyev V.A., Kuzmichev D.V., Tamrazov R.I., Gordeyev S.S.
Intraoperative fluorescence angiography in objectification of relegated colon perfusion in oncocoloproctology: first Russian experience and review of the literature
Kochatkov A.V., Lyadov V.K., Piven A.V., Kalashnikov N.D.
Colorectal stenting in cancer patients
Yurichev I.N., Karasev I.A., Vereschak V.V., Burdyukov M.S., Malikhova O.A., Malikhov A.G.
Proton beam therapy for rectal cancer: a literature review
Kozlova I.V., Udalov Y.D., Danilova L.A., Nezvetsky A.V., Bogomolova I.A., Gritsenko S.E.
Colorectal cancer with synchronous distant metastases: rationale for cytoreductive surgery and its perspectives – a surgeons view
Aliyev V.A., Barsukov Y.A., Nikolayev A.V., Tamrazov R.I., Mamedli Z.Z., Atroshchenko A.O., Kuzmichev D.V.
Methods to optimise colorectal anastomosis during laparoscopic operations for rectal cancer
Ismailov I.A.
Novel approaches to treatment of locally advanced rectal cancer
Kachmazov A.A., Bolotina L.V., Kornietskaya A.L., Karagodina Y.B., Droshneva I.V., Fedenko A.A.
Role of antiangiogenic agents in the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer
Zabelin M.V., Gordeev S.S., Petrov L.O., Kostin A.A., Varlamova S.E.
Возможности сфинктеросохраняющего лечения больных местно-распространенным первично-неоперабельным раком прямой кишки
Barsukov Y.A., Gordeyev S.S., Tkachev S.I.
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy in the treatment of rectal cancer without mesorectal fascia involvement but with negative prognostic factors
Kochkina S.O., Gordeev S.S., Mamedli Z.Z.
Treatment monitoring of locally advanced rectal cancer based on multiparametric magnetic resonance tomography
Grishko P.Y., Mishchenko A.V., Ivko O.V., Samsonov D.V., Karachun A.M.
The diagnostic value of using nomograms in predicting the occurrence of colorectal anastomosis leakage (a literature review)
Alekseev M.V., Shelygin Y.A., Rybakov E.G.
MODIFIED DUHAMEL PROCEDURE AS A METHOD OF RECONSTRUCTIVE COLON SURGERY AFTER HARTMANN PROCEDURE
Tamrazov R.I., Timofeev Y.M., Ponomarev S.E., Malikhov A.G., Ivanov V.A., Gordeev S.S., Barsukov Y.А.
Russian multicenter experience of robot-assisted surgery in patients with rectal cancer
Gladyshev D.V., Kotiv B.N., Belyaev A.M., Karachun A.M., Murashko R.A.
ASPIRATING DRAINAGE OF THE CAVITY OF THE LESSER PELVIS AS A WAY OF CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT OF LOW-LYING COLORECTAL ANASTOMOTIC LEAK
Akhmetzyanov F.S., Shayhutdinov N.T., Akhmetzyanova F.F., Valiev N.A., Shemeunova Z.N., Egorov V.I.
ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY AFTER RECTAL CANCER CHEMORADIOTHERAPY
Fedyanin M.Y., Tryakin A.A., Tjulandin S.A.
The effect of neoadjuvant treatment on postoperative morbidity in upper rectal cancer
Lukmonov S.N., Belenkaya Y.V., Lebedko M.S., Gordeev S.S., Mammadli Z.Z.
Colorectal anastomosis leakage after anterior rectal resection: frequency, risk factors
Trishchenkov S.Y., Erygin D.V., Nevolskikh A.A., Petrov L.O., Pochujev T.P., Mikhalevа Y.Y., Orekhov I.A., Mouraova D.T., Sivolob M.D.
Emergency surgeries for rectal cancer complicated by intestinal obstruction: long-term outcomes and prognostic factors
Shchaeva S.N., Kazantseva E.A., Gordeeva E.V.
Tumor downstaging and therapeutic pathomorphosis in rectal cancer patients receiving combination therapy with various polyradiomodification regimens
Vlasov O.A., Barsukov Y.A., Tkachev S.I., Gordeev S.S., Tsaryuk V.F., Aliev V.A.
THE COMPLETE PATHOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE TO NEOADJUVANT THERAPY AND ITS ROLE IN THE TREATMENT STRATEGY FOR RECTAL CANCER
Karachun A.M., Sinenchenko G.I., Samsonov D.V., Aliyev I.I.
LOCAL STAGING OF RECTAL CANCER WITH CONVENTIONAL AND DIFFUSION-WEIGHTED MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING
Balyasnikova S.S., Dronova Y.L., Lukyanchenko A.B., Dolgushin B.I., Barsukov Y.A., Tsaryuk V.F., Polynovskiy A.V., Kuzmichev D.V.
Total pelvic exenterations in patients with locally advanced primary and recurrent rectal tumors: possibilities of urinary tract reconstruction
Alekseyev B.Y., Sidorov D.V., Grishin N.A., Lozhkin M.V., Troyizkiy A.A., Petrov L.O., Shlyakov S.L., Fetisova Y.Y.
Distal resection margin in colorectal surgery in vivo and after formalin fixation
Gorbunova A.S., Aniskin A.A., Kuzmichev D.V., Mamedli Z.Z., Polynovsky A.V., Lovenger A.A., Abdul F.M.
Influence of colorectal anastomotic leakage on time before the loop stoma closing
Balkarov A.A., Alekseev M.V., Rybakov E.G., Shelygin Y.A.
Short-term and long-term treatment outcomes in patients with lower and middle rectal cancer with complete clinical and pathomorphological response after comprehensive treatment
Dudaev Z.A., Khudoerov D.K., Mamedli Z.Z., Aliev V.A., Gordeev S.S., Magarramova Z.N.
Semiotics and the role of transrectal ultrasound in rectal cancer staging
Demidova A.A., Abdulatipova Z.M., Baychorov A.B., Leontyev A.V., Saakyan G.G., Danilov M.A.
Neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy for locally advanced colorectal cancer in hypofractionation mode (case report)
Tkachev S.I., Abduzhapparov A.S., Aliev V.A., Barsukov Y.A., Madyarov J.M.
Endoscopic diagnosis and treatment of a patient with synchronous rectal neuroendocrine tumors (a case report)
Malikhova O.A., Karasev I.A., Lozovaya V.V., Vereshchak V.V.
Polyradiomodification in combined treatment for rectal cancer and the role of therapeutic pathomorphosis
Barsukov Y.A., Vlasov O.A., Gordeev S.S., Perevoschikov A.G., Tsaryuk V.F., Aliev V.A.
Simultaneous laparoscopic and thoracoscopic intervention for lung metastases from rectal cancer (a clinical case)
Davydov M.I., Davydov M.M., Rasulov A.O., Allakhverdiev A.K., Kuz’michev D.V., Polynovskiy A.V., Suraeva Y.E.
ORGAN-SPARING SURGERY FOR RECTAL CANCER: EVOLUTION, CURRENT TRENDS, AND PROSPECTS
Tamrazov R.I., Rasulov A.O., Gordeyev S.S.
Treatment tactics in patient with rectal cancer complicating ulcerative colitis
Barsukov Y.A., Aliyev V.A., Atroshchenko A.O., Tatayev I.S., Mazurov S.T., Ovchinnikova A.I.
NEOADJUVANT THERMOCHEMORADIOTHERAPY USING INTRARECTAL 5-FLUORURACIL IN COMBINED TREATMENT OF RECTAL CANCER
Barsukov Y.A., Tkachev S.I., Oltarzhevskaya N.D., Kuzmichev D.V., Mamedli Z.Z., Pavlova A.M., Malikhov A.G., Kholyavka E.N.
“Watch and wait” strategy (active dynamic follow-up) in the management of rectal cancer patients with a complete clinical response
Dudaev Z.A., Khudoerov D.K., Mamedli Z.Z., Aliev V.A., Gordeev S.S., Myshlyakov V.S.
Three-year outcomes of sandwich therapy in patients with locally advanced cancer of the middle and lower rectum
Aniskin A.A., Kuzmichev D.V., Mamedli Z.Z., Polynovskiy A.V.
results of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer. Comparative efficiency of hypofractionation and classical fractionation schedules
Abdujapparov A.S., Tkachev S.I., Aliev V.A., Romanov D.S., Madyarov J.M., Glebovskaya V.V.
Colitis cystica profunda: literature review and case report
Sivokonev K.P., Gens G.P., Stukalova O.Y., Maslov V.V., Gaydamaka N.V., Korobkova L.I.
TACTICS SPHINCTER SPARING SURGERY IN LOCALLY-ADVANCED RECTAL ULTRA-LOW LOCALISATION WITH A LESION OF THE LATERAL GROUP LYMPH NODES: CLINICAL CASES
Tamrazov R.I., Barsukov Y.A., Nikolaev A.V., Gordeev S.S.
Oral fluorpyrimidines in preoperative chemoradiotherapy for operable rectal cancer
Barsukov Y.A., Tkachyov S.I., Malikhov A.G., Gordeev S.S., Perevoshchikov A.G., Aliev V.A., Kuz'michyov D.V., Tataev I.S., Mad'yarov Z.M., Ovchinnikova A.I., Kovalyova Y.Y.
ENDOSCOPIC TECHNOLOGIES IN EARLY RECTAL CANCER TREATMENT
Samsonov D.V., Karachun A.M., Tkachenko O.B.
INTERSPHINCTERIC RESECTIONS FOR LOW RECTAL CANCER WITH ANORECTAL REGION INVOLVEMENT
Barsukov Y.A., Perevoshchikov A.G., Kuzmichev D.V., Аliyev V.A., Malikhov A.G., Tatayev I.S., Balyasnikova S.S., Polynovskiy A.V.
Comparative analysis of minimally invasive treatment of early rectal cancer
Yushkevich E.S., Kolyadich G.I., Tur A.G., Bogodyaz D.S., Lysokovsky D.A., Usnich I.L.
Three-year results of the Russian multicenter prospective randomized trial RuCort3
Polynovsky A.V., Kuzmichev D.V., Tryakin A.A., Chernykh M.V., Kuznetsova O.A., Karasev I.A., Aleksantsev D.V., Karachun A.M., Tkachenko E.V., Turyaeva E.I., Samsonov D.V., Gridasov I.M., Prokofiev S.E., Mamedli Z.Z.
Feasibility of endoscopic techniques in assessing the radicality of chemoradiotherapy in patients with rectal cancer
Salimova A.A., Makarova M.V., Kurdanova M.Y., Kuvshinov Y.P., Karasev I.A., Davydkina T.S.
Current therapeutic approaches to locally advanced rectal cancer
Gasanli T.V., Mamedli Z.Z., Tataev I.S.
Combination therapy for patients with advanced forms of distal rectal cancer during neoadjuvant thermoradiotherapy
Barsukov Y.A., Tkachev S.I., Mamedli Z.Z., Perevoshchikov A.G., Vlasov O.A., Kulushev V.M., Aliev V.A., Goncharov S.V.
Outcomes of sphincter-sparing surgeries in patients with rectal cancer: long-term experience of a specialized clinic
Tamrazov R.I., Barsukov Y.A., Mamedli Z.Z., Aliev V.A., Ivanov V.A.
Long-term treatment outcomes in patients with low rectal cancer
Yudin A.A., Kokhnyuk V.T., Коlyadich G.I.
New method of stopping bleeding from the presacral venous plexus during the rectal cancer operation: a case report
Parfir’eva E.M., Ivchenko A.O., Ivchenko O.A.
Comparative analysis of quality of life after laparoscopic and open procedures for upper and middle rectal cancer
Karachun A.M., Petrova E.A., Sinenchenko G.I., Samsonov D.V., Pelipas Y.V.
Methods of comprehensive geriatric assessment of older patients with rectal cancer
Gordeev S.S., Kovaleva Y.Y., Rasulov A.O.
Transanal surgery in the treatment of rectal tumors
Mel’nikov P.V., Savenkov S.V., Kanner D.Y., Eres’ko D.V., Tamrazov R.I.
Short-term results of combined and complex treatment of patients with low rectal cancer
Yudin A.A., Kokhnyuk V.T., Kоlyadich G.I.
COMBINATION NEOADJUVANT THERMOCHEMICAL THERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH RECTAL CANCER
Barsukov Y.A., Kuzmichev D.V., Tkachev S.I., Aliev V.A., Tamrazov R.I., Malikhov A.G., Mamedli Z.Z., Tataev I.S., Vlasov O.A., Gordeev S.S.
MULTIDISCIPLINARY TREATMENT OF RECTAL CANCER: THE ASSESSMENT OF CLINICAL AND PATHOLOGIC RESPONSE FOR LOCALLY ADVANCED RECTAL CANCER TREATED WITH NEOADJUVANT CHEMORADIOTHERAPY
Pravosudov I.V., Aliyev I.I., Shulepov A.V., Krzhivitsky P.I.
CURRENT TREATMENT POLICY FOR RECTAL CANCER WITH SYNCHRONOUS DISTANT METASTASES (A CLINICAL CASE)
Davydov M.I., Patyutko Y.I., Lichinitser M.R., Rasulov A.O., Tkachev C.I., Podluzhny D.V., Aliyev V.A., Tatayev I.S., Ovchinnikova A.I.
Effect of preoperative therapy on surgical shrinkage in rectal cancer
Gorbunova A.S., Mamedli Z.Z., Аniski А.А., Kuzmichev D.V., Kozlov N.A., Tsutsaev А.К., Abdul F.M., Каpkovа А.I.
Does transanal endomicrosurgery affects the results of “salvage mesorectumectomy” for patients with early rectal cancer? Systematic review and meta-analysis
Kirgizov P.I., Chernyshov S.V., Nagudov M.A., Rybakov E.G.
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy in the combination treatment for locally advanced rectal cancer: currently available options
Kuzmichev D.V., Mamedli Z.Z., Polynovskiy A.V., Madyarov Z.M., Tkachev S.I., Aniskin А.A.
Role of adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with rectal cancer after preoperative chemoradiotherapy: results of a retrospective study
Fedyanin M.Y., El’sunkaeva K.K., Pokataev I.A., Tryakin A.A., Bulanov A.A., Sekhina O.V., Chekini D.A., Ignatova E.O., Gordeev S.S., Aliev V.A., Kuzmichev D.V., Mamedli Z.Z., Chernykh M.V., Glebovskaya V.V., Tkachev S.I., Kozlov N.A., Tjulandin S.A.
PREOPERATIVE SHORT-COURSE RADIOTHERAPY COMBINED WITH CHEMOTHERAPY, LOCAL HYPERTHERMIA AND DELAYED SURGERY IN TREATMENT OF RECTAL CANCER: PHASE II TRIAL
Rasulov A.O., Gordeev S.S., Ivanov V.A., Malikhov A.G., Barsukov Y.A., Baichorov A.B., Tkachev S.I., Kozak E.N.
Surgical and pathomorphological results of total mesorectumectomy by using waterjet dissection technique in patients with rectal cancer
Sidorov D.V., Lozhkin M.V., Petrov L.O., Grishin N.A., Troitskiy A.A., Isaeva A.G.
MORPHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF LATERAL EDGE OF A RESECTION AS A FACTOR OF THE FORECAST OF LOCAL RECURRENCE AT A CANCER OF A RECTUM. FORECASTING OF RECURRENCE OF A TUMOR BY MEANS OF AN ASSESSMENT OF MARKERS OF A COLORECTAL CANCER
Litvinova U.A., Muravyov A.V., Solovyov I.Y.
Comparative results of end colostomy for low rectal cancer using alloplastic material
Gataullin I.G., Toychuyev Z.M., Aglullin I.R.
THE RATE OF PATHOLOGICAL COMPLETE RESPONSE AND LONG-TERM OUTCOMES OF COMBINED TREATMENT FOR MIDDLE AND LOW RECTAL CANCER
Demidov S.M., Berzin S.A., Dyomin A.A.
Evaluation of effectiveness and safety of manual anastomosis use of its own modernization in the rectum anterior resection
Gaydarov S.G., Mamedli Z.Z., Dudaev Z.A., Pugaev D.M., Mongush C.M.
Neoadjuvant therapy for locally advanced rectal cancer
Fedyanin M.Y., Tryakin A.A.
Successful treatment of rectal cancer complicated by bladder invasion, peritumorally abscess, and a fistula in the anterior abdominal wall (case report)
Ivanov V.A., Gordeev S.S., Tkachev S.I., Perevoshchikov A.G.
Impact of anastomotic leakage on outcomes in patients with rectal cancer
Rybakov E.G., Shelygin Y.A., Таraso M.A., Аlekseev M.V., Kashnikov V.N.
Experience of minimally invasive treatment for early rectal cancer
Vasil’ev S.V., Savicheva E.S., Semenov A.V., Popov D.E., Klimenko A.N., Sednev A.V., Smirnova E.V.
Robot-assisted extralevatory abdominoperineal extirpation of the rectum with transabdominal levator transеction in a patient in lithotomy position
Gladyshev D.V., Moiseev M.E., Kovalenko S.A., Gnedash S.S., Shelegetov D.S.
Features a combined surgical treatment in preserving the quality of life in patients with invasive colorectal cancer
Abduzhapparov S.B., Matniyozova S.Y.
SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT OF SQUAMOUS-CELL RECTAL CANCER: А CASE REPORT
Barsukov Y.A., Tkachev S.I., Orel N.F., Aliyev V.A., Gordeev S.S., Glebovskaya V.V., Timofeev Y.M., Atroshchenko A.O., Ovchinnikova A.I., Nalbandyan A.V.
Метод оптимизации лечения рака прямой кишки, осложненного кишечной непроходимостью
Development of a new metronidazole delivery form and its clinical use in complex treatment of rectal cancer
Barsukov Y.A., Tkachev S.I., Oltarzhevskaya N.D., Kuzmichev D.V., Gordeyev S.S.
Robot-assisted surgery for rectal cancer in patients after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy Immediate results
Moiseev M.E., Kotiv V.N., Gladyshev D.V., Vetoshkin V.A., Kovalenko S.A., Murashko R.A., Khondziya S.Z., Svitich V.Y., Gnedash S.S., Butorina A.S., Skobaro A.S.
Advanced distal rectal cancer: possibilities of sphincter-sparing surgeries in combination with neoadjuvant therapy
Barsukov Y.A., Tkachev S.I., Mamedli Z.Z., Vlasov O.A., Aliev V.A., Perevoshchikov A.G., Goncharov S.V.
Combination treatment of rectal cancer using polyradiomodification and short courses of neoadjuvant radiotherapy
Barsukov Y.A., Tkachev S.I., Mamedli Z.Z., Gordeev S.S., Perevoshchikov A.G., Oltarzhevskaya N.D., Vlasov O.A., Aliev V.A., Korovina M.A.
Toxicity profile of polyradiomodification therapy used in the combination treatment for rectal cancer
Barsukov Y.A., Vlasov O.A., Tkachev S.I., Gordeev S.S.
Results of transanal mesorectumectomy in patients with rectal cancer
Rasulov A.O., Dzhumаbaev K.E., Kulushev V.M., Mamedli Z.Z., Kozlov N.A., Gordeev S.S., Baychorov A.B.
ORGAN SAVING TREATMENT OF RECTAL CANCER
Rasulov A.O., Mamedli Z.Z., Kuz’michev D.V., Khudoerov D.H., Kozlov N.A., Suraeva Y.E., Balyasnikova S.S.
Отдаленные результаты хирургического и комбинированного лечения больных раком верхнеампулярного отдела прямой кишки
Mad’yarov Z.M., Rasulov A.O., Barsukov Y.A., Tkachev S.I., Kuz’michev D.V., Gordeev S.S., Malikhov A.G., Fedyanin M.Y.
ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT OF LOCALLY-ADVANCED RECTAL CARCINOMA CONSIDERING SPECIFIC FEATURES OF BLOOD SUPPLY OF RECTUM (THE REVIEW OF LITERATURE AND OWN OBSERVATIONS)
Olshansky M.S., Korotkikh N.N., Ponamareva E.N., Kazarezov O.V.
BIOLOGICAL MARKERS OF RECTAL CANCER NEOADJUVANT CHEMORADIOTHERAPY EFFICACY
Fedyanin M.Y., Tryakin A.A., Tjulandin S.A.
RECTAL CANCER IN THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS: PREVALENCE, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OUTCOMES
Kokhnyuk V.T.
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